"Cortisone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A naturally occurring glucocorticoid. It has been used in replacement therapy for adrenal insufficiency and as an anti-inflammatory agent. Cortisone itself is inactive. It is converted in the liver to the active metabolite HYDROCORTISONE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p726)
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D003348
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.745.745.183 D06.472.040.585.478.195
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cortisone" by people in Profiles.
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Ghazi L, Dudenbostel T, Hachem ME, Siddiqui M, Lin CP, Oparil S, Calhoun DA. 11-Beta Dehydrogenase Type 2 Activity Is Not Reduced in Treatment Resistant Hypertension. Am J Hypertens. 2017 May 01; 30(5):518-523.
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Bowman RE, Maclusky NJ, Diaz SE, Zrull MC, Luine VN. Aged rats: sex differences and responses to chronic stress. Brain Res. 2006 Dec 18; 1126(1):156-66.
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Guentzel MN, Herrera C. Effects of compromising agents on candidosis in mice with persistent infections initiated in infancy. Infect Immun. 1982 Jan; 35(1):222-8.